I was riding in my truck yesterday listening to the radio when I heard a very powerful statement. " Ten percent of your life is defined by others actions while 90 percent is defined by your reaction." I'm not sure who coined this powerful phrase but it hit me like a ton of bricks. You mean my life is not dictated by government, employers, or daily encounters? My direction is ultimately molded by the cumulative choices I make on the potter's wheel of life. Let that sink in.......

Our history is full of powerful examples of how seemingly troubled actions have created reactions that have shaped our world. Taxation without representation could have created bitter voiceless subjects but instead created a reaction that ultimately formed the most powerful nation in the world. An inadvertent lab error could have created a moldy petri dish for the garbage but instead saved millions of lives in the form of penicillin. A reaction on a segregated public bus in Montgomery ignited an equality movement that is still rightfully changing our world.

How do your reactions mold your daily life? Do they bind your hands or do they liberate? How can this be applied to your Daily life?